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For those of you who don't know. There is a new game out called Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery. I just got it and it really is addicting! You build up a city, gather resources, trade, etc. Somewhat comparable to a city builder, but with alot of other stuff as well.

Excellent maps, dedgren! And you are quickly becoming the SC4 answer guy with all of these technical tips! Never would've known any of this stuff without coming to your CJ. Thanks alot and keep those tips coming! Cya around!

Wow, sorchin! Blew me away with that update! Love the custom lots you created. Any chance of releasing them to the STEX? Great presentation of how you created the mine. Really keeps me coming back to your CJ. Good luck with the surgery! Cya around!

Awesome! Glad to hear you'll be updating this soon, TJD! You're CJ has been an inspiration for me to start my own recreation. I've lurked on your CJ for far too long so thought I better comment. I now realize how much work this must've been and I'm glad you are sharing it all with us! Cya around!

Mr. Beer, you definately take suburban sprawl to the max! Looks awesome and depicts the area very realistically. BTW, I'm from north central Kansas. Down here where there's a whole lot a 'nuttin for miles and miles. All farmland. Look forward to your next update! Cya around!

Yep, image looks good and I'm using Firefox. Looks like you've got the street cul-de-sac mod installed as well. Alot more eye-pleasing then without, that's for sure! Cya around!

Excellent mini-tutorial on highway setup, Darmok! That's some definately useful information and I will be trying my hand at that soon. That rural highway looks cool. Going to have to download that asap. Hope you continue with the tech shots! Still haven't made it clear through this entire journal, but I'm enjoying each and every page along the way! Cya around!

Great update, thomil! The road construction is coming along nicely. Very realistic! Gotta love the Lake Sleeve area with the farms surrounding it. Green Fields looks like a really nice quiet place to live. Can't wait for the next updates! Cya around!

Hi jacqulina! I promised I'd comment and I apologize for not commenting sooner. I've been following your CJ for quite a while, enjoying the beautiful scenery in Paradise Falls. It's amazing that this is even SC4. The streams, dirt roads and wonderful selection of trees you have placed really make this scenic and I'd love to take a drive through Paradise Falls. I hope you update soon! Cya around!

Mr. Beer, I apologize for not commenting earlier. You definately have a knack(sp?) for recreating a midwestern city. I live about 4 hours south of Omaha and I've been there a couple of times and it's definately realistic the way you have it setup. Can't wait for more! Cya around!

"Binky, what do you think?" "It scares the *beep* out of me!"

Excellent use of the construction lots. I really like the way you're showing the construction of the buildings and roads and adding realism to projects such as these. Thanks for posting that link aleking. Going to d/l those asap. Cya around!

Amazing update, sorchin! The details you put into something as ugly as a coal plant really makes it pleasing to look at once finished. I'm curious, what is that lot that you placed next to the coal plant (with the pipes and 2 signs)? I've never even thought about adding parking areas to my power plant before. Definately going to have to add some more detail to my industrial areas. Waiting in anticipation for your next update as usual! Cya around!

Wow, thomil! This is by far the most detailed story-based journal I've ever read. Are you making this up as you go along or do you have the entire story already written? I'm not into story-based journals much, but I'll definately be following this one. Very intriguing! Cya around!

"Hey, there's a word forming in my alphabits. It says 'OOooOOO'"

Awesome introduction, thomil. I will be following this closely. Looking forward to your next update! Cya around!

Congratulations on the milestone, dedgren! You deserve it with this very realistic and informative CJ. Looking forward to the next update. Cya around! P.S. Welcome to page 24!

Once again, another awesome update. That big dig project looks awesome. Going to have to d/l that. And thanks for the tip about the diagonal sidewalks. Little tidbits like this really help out the rest of the community, I'm sure. Can't wait for the next update and hope your recovery is going smoothly. Cya around!

Darmok, OH MY GOD! I have just started to post after a few months of lurking and I've been hearing alot of mention about Anduin Valley. So today I stopped by to see what all of the fuss was about. I knew from before reading your CJ that it had to be good due to being 114 pages long! I'm only on page 10, but so far I'm loving every page with your numerous updates. What really strikes my fancy is the fact that you show your terraforming pics as well. I know alot of CJ's just post screenshots without showing how they accomplished the end result. Some are excellent CJ's, but I'm definately going to read through the rest of yours due to the fact that you show what's needed in order to achieve the results. I'm going back to continue reading now and am looking forward to some great updates! Cya around!

sorchin, I must say that the presentation of your CJ is superbly done. The well thought out planning and terraforming is very informative and one of the reasons I come back to CJ's is when the creator actually shows how he accomplishes the end result. I will definately be following your CJ in the future. Cya around!

Hi, I am in need of some help or pictures showing how to make this interchange. I've never really created highways in any city I've built, but am now working on a recreation that needs interchanges similar to this. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the info. I decided for now just to make it a regular avenue over ground hiway intersection and move onto the rest of the road network.

Well, dedgren. I've lurked on this forum for quite a while back when SC4 first came out, then RL caught up with me and I had a couple years hiatus. When going through my game cd's, I ran across SC4 again and decided to reinstall just a few months ago. I've caught back up with some old CJ's like Digby and Eddiesville (although most of the pics are gone on this one). I've read through alot of other CJ's without commenting, just enjoying the beautiful cities people have created, and then ran across yours. I thoroughly enjoyed the mini-tutorials you included and have learned quite a bit from them and so I decided to un-lurk and post in your CJ a few days ago. I hope you continue your CJ and post as many mini-tutorials as you can crank out because, in my opinion, I look at some of the awesome stuff people have created and am left wondering how the heck they accomplished such things. Cya around!

I had posted this in another forum but I think it is more appropriate here. I'd like to request this type of interchange.

Thank you for the replies and information, however I am in no way capable of batting, modding, or creating a custom interchange. I was just curious to see if this was doable with the NAM, GLR, or anything that is currently downloadable. Thanks again!